The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-28
FROM THE CAPITAL.
THE LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS,
Inc fehs'"n lill Tor the Relief Of tho 10,
pendent Parents and lionorabiy Dis.
charged Soldiers Passes tho s,uut,
After II Brief Discussion.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 27.-In the
s'nate to-day the bill for the relief OF do.
pendentparents and honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors was taken IN. MIR.
Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, advocated tho
bill. '
lie said the Republican eids OF tho Sen.
ate was not entirely satisfied with the bill
but they were willing to accept whst they
could at this time.
MIR. Frye asked whether this bill did
not pension all the soldiers engaged in tho
Seminole, Mexican and other wars, entire.
regardless as to whether they had sub.
sequently gone into rebellion against tho
Government. Mr.. Mitchell replied in the
affirmative, but asid that disabilities in.
Cured In the service OF tho rebellion were
excepted.
Mr.. Frye suggested thet the bill would
open the door to serious trouble. ia
man who had served in the robal army
WAS disabled by rheumatism or sny
chronic diHease, It would be utterly i'm.
possible 10 determine whethor the disease
was contracted while serving in the rebel
army or not
Mr.. Mitchell admitted that thera would
be difficulty in admitting the lay in such
cases, Ii 1t were an original question he
would no. be inclined to 20 so far on that
point as this bill went, but It appeared
that at this tins Congress ought to bs
willing to put on the pension men who
had ever served In the rebel army, If they
could satisfy the Government that the
disability under which they now labored
WAS not incurred in that service. The
burdenpt proof would be upon them. Mr..
Cullom inquired whether Sl2 a month
wSs to be lhs highest or the lowest pan
sion allowed.
Mr.. Mitchell expressed the belief that
Sl2 wss TO be the maximum and that the
pension would be rated down accordingto
the deeree in disability.
MIR. Sewoll was opposed to the opening
the door (es this bill did) to tho pension,
OF Dlsn who had served in the confederate
army. He moved to amend the bin by
etriking out the fourth section and insert.
ing the wordp, Nothing contained In this
act shall be construed as repeating or
n"uhJuis oSGtluu f,ilU VI Inc k9Vleeu
Statutes" a eection which prohibits PEN
sions to men who served in the coafsder.
ate srmy.)
Mr.. Sherman expressed himsal! iu favor
OF some bill broad and general in It's
chsracser and 30 comprehensive es to in
Icluds oil ponaion legislation that is neces.
eary. as to pensioners who had served
IN the Confederate army, the Mexican
Pension bill (passed ut this Coneress) did
not exclude them unless their disability
was incurred in the rebel service. He
should, therefore, vote against the amend
nent offered by Mr.. SsHcll.
MIR. Teller regarded the bill as crude
and ill.considered, bat would vote for it.
MIR. Van Wyck declaimcd against all
higgling over this bill while there were in
the elins-hoases Of the country 10000
men who had fought ior the flag.
After further discussion Mr.. Sewell
Withdrew his amendment, OIL the ground
that any amendment OF the bill would
endaaser its final passage.
The bill WAS then passed without
amendments and without discussion.